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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nice weather Jui \\g the 

 last half of April means 

 an unusual rush for bee- 

 supplies. Better send 

 your order now for the 

 goods you need. 



Ours are all "Root 

 Quality " and a big stock 

 to draw from. Our cat- 

 alog for the asking. 



Beeswax wanted. 



M. H. Hunt & Son 



Lansing, Mich. 



Opp. Lake Shore depot. 



Bee Supplies 



Our new stock has arrived; all orders 



are shipped promptly. 



Do you know, Mr. Bee Man, that 



our business increases each year from 



25 to 50 per cent.-' 



Why.' Because we are saving our 



customers money in freight. 



Why not allow us to save for you.' 



Send us your orders and try us. 



Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



Honey in cans or barrels, also beeswax, 

 wanted in exchange for supplies. Write us 

 what you have to offer, and let us tell you 

 what we can do. 



No cartage on Honey or lieeswax in or 

 Supplies out. 



Free catalog /or the asking. 



The Griggs Bros. Co., 



Toledo, Ohio. 



How to 

 Keen Sees 



Among all our American books 

 on bees this is the one most 

 highly recommended for be- 

 ginners in bee-keeping. Itwas 

 written by a 

 gifted bee- 

 keeper for am- 

 ateurs. It is 

 all its nam* 

 implies. Price 

 $1.10 postpaid. 

 THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, MEDINA, OHIO 



By Anna Botsford C >.r« jck 



P 



ATE NTS 



25 



YEARS' 



PRACTICE. 



CHARLES J. WILLIAMSON, 

 Second Nat'l Bank Bldg., Washington, D. C. 



Patent Practica in Patent 

 Office and Courts. 



Patent Counsel of 

 Tlie A. I. Root Co. 



MILLER AUTOMATIC DEGAPPERS 



The only machines for decapping 



honey-combs. 



For all frames and sections. $5 to $35. 



Apicultural Manufacturing Co. 

 Providence, R. I. 



WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 



WEST VIRGINIA, 



and EASTERN OHIO 



BEE-KEEPERS 



You can get any thing you want for bees, at 



STAPLER'S SEED STORE 



412-414 Ferry St., PITTSBURG, PA. 



Agents for Root's goods. 



DOOLITTLE & CLARK 



1^ Have just taken from their bee-cellars some of the ^ 



^^ finest Italian breeders ever seen. Prices, $2.50, '^V 



^ $5.00, and $10.00. Ready for delivery May 1. ^ 

 BORODINO, ONONDAGA CO., N. 



Y. 



Our office, warehouse, and bee-yards are now all at the one 

 address. We are better fitted to serve you than ever. 



Black Diamond Bees, 

 Black Diamond Brand Honey, 

 and Root's Bee-supplies 



are our stock in trade. 



Remember the address. 



Write, phone, or call. 



GE0.S.GRAFFAM&BR0.,105ThlrdSt.,Bangor, Maine 



Queens 



by return 

 mail. 



Do You Need AnyP 



Queens bred for business from our well-known strain 

 of three-band Italians, unexcelled as honey-gatherers. 



Tested, $1 each; untested, 75c; $8 doz. 



Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for 

 P'ice list. 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO., Loreauville, La., Ibetia Pa. 



